Lower Kinnerton is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, now in the parish of
Dodleston
Dodleston is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is situated to the south west of Chester, very close to the Eng ...
, in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester
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and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
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, England, close to the
England–Wales border
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It has followed broadly ...
. The neighbouring village of
Higher Kinnerton is across the border in
Flintshire
Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...
. Lower Kinnerton is south of
Broughton and to the north west of the village of Dodleston. It is a small agricultural community, which is also home to a local
kennel
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and
cattery
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business.
The population was recorded at 97 in 1801, 94 in 1851, 127 in 1901 and 142 in 1951.
In the
2001 census it had a population of 119, increasing to 136 at the
2011 census.
Lower Kinnerton Hall (also known as Bridge Farm Farmhouse) was built in 1685, using brown brick with stone dressings and with a
slate
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d roof. Attached to the building is a shippon (cattle-shed) dating from the 18th century. Lower Kinnerton Hall is a designated Grade II
listed building
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.
Governance
Lower Kinnerton was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Doddleston, in 1866 Lower Kinnerton became a civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Doddleston.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Lower Kinnerton
References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Former civil parishes in Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester
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